Hey yeah, in 1954 gas was about $.21 a gal. There were also a lot of people working for $.75 an hour. Although gas is very high right now look around and you will find that everything is a lot higher,cars,houses,groceries,all necessities,and also wages.So although $.21 a gal sounds cheap by todays standards,it was quite high back in 1954.I got my drivers license in 1953,and it was just as hard coming up with gas money as it is today.I worked in a greenhouse from 1953 til 1954 making $.75 an hour.In 1954 I enlisted in Uncles Sams Army where my pay was $71. a month.My point is, it was just as hard on people to survive back then as it is now.
